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Iowa State redshirt senior QB Kyle Kempt has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA.

A stellar beat for the Cyclones. Kempt -- originally a member of Oregon State -- earned the additional year due to the coaching circumstances in Corvallis, as the quarterback transferred to a JUCO program after Mike Riley left for Nebraska following the 2014 season. The 6-foot-5, 210-pound gunslinger would go on to walk on at Iowa State following the 2015 campaign. After replacing an absent Jacob Park midway through the most recent season, Kempt went on to post 1,787 yards passing to pair with a 15/3 TD/INT ratio. He'll again work as starter for the Cyclones during the coming campaign. In that capacity during the 2017 season, he led the team to a 5-3 record in his eight opportunities.

Walker (6'1/208) was arrested in the early-morning hours on Thursday. He's being accused of trafficking five pounds of marijuana and four grams of cocaine. A drug paraphernalia charge is also on the docket, here. Connecting the dots further, per the authorities, a search warrant for Walker's home resulted in the finding of a large amount of cash. Kentucky is aware of the arrest and in the process of gathering information. As of yet, they have not moved to suspend the redshirt junior. The former four-star recruit worked mostly as a special teams cog last season.

In their updated post-spring depth chart released on Wednesday, Clemson listed senior QB Kelly Bryant as the starter.

No "OR" about it with this one, as Bryant was definitively listed as starter with much-heralded true freshman Trevor Lawrence backing him up. We wouldn't read too much into this. Bryant took the opening snaps with the first-team in the spring and it would have required a monumental effort to leapfrog the incumbent starter in just a few weeks of practice time. The real test, here, will come in preseason camp. While Bryant is a serviceable starter who brings plus attributes to the table -- particularly as a runner -- Lawrence is considered a generational talent and has (by all accounts) acclimated well this offseason. Stay tuned for August.

Indefinitely suspended USC sophomore WR Joseph Lewis has reached a plea deal in which he's plead no contest to a pair of domestic battery charges.

Lewis looked like he was heading to trial in his ongoing domestic violence case -- the charges against him stemmed from two alleged incidents of domestic violence that precipitated his arrest in February -- but has now accepted the plea deal which he had initially ejected late last week. The fallout: Lewis will be on summary probation for 36 months, has been banned from possessing, using or owning a firearm for the next 10 years and will be required to take part in weekly domestic violence treatment program. He'll also be serving 60 days time in the county jail (starting on June 15), though good behavior and such could get that knocked down to 30 days. In addition to all this, a protective order remains in place preventing the sophomore from approaching within 100 yards of the victim in this case. With his legal matters at an end, the wideout is hopeful he'll be reinstated to the team by the start of August camp. USC suspended him indefinitely following his initial arrest.

USC and Alabama have officially agreed to a season-opening contest for Sept. 5, 2020, in Arlington, Texas.

Reports of this match-up have been floating about this spring. It's official, now. The last time the two teams met -- opening the 2016 season -- it proved to be one of the more impactful games in recent memory for reasons far beyond the 52-6 final margin for Alabama. Midway through the contest, Jalen Hurts took over for Blake Barnett at quarterback for the Tide, while on the Trojans' sideline, we saw an inept Max Browne-led offense which would be helmed by Sam Darnold just weeks later.

The Yellow Jackets posted a single-year APR mark of 974. Johnson's crew merely had to hit 950 for him to earn his bonus. Among the other coaches to take home some extra ice cream money on the basis of how their kids performed when hitting the books, Gus Malzahn ($75,000), Ed Orgeron ($75,000) and Will Muschamp ($50,000) all took home nice bonuses. Two other APR notes: Northwestern's 997 multi-year mark led all FBS programs, while Florida State's multi-year mark of 941 scraped the bottom of the barrel.

Belk (6'3/325) will be checking out the Gamecocks on Wednesday and the Bulldogs on Thursday. South Carolina could have an inside track, here. The former four-star defensive tackle was seeing heavy interest from HC Will Muschamp and staff throughout the most recent recruiting cycle and said that he was very close to signing with the program before he ultimately sided with Clemson. Coastal Carolina is also a potential player, here, though they should be considered a longshot for Belk's services. Having enrolled early at Clemson, this move -- wherever it might take him in the FBS -- is going to cost him the 2018 season, as he'll be required to sit it out to satisfy transfer regulations.

A little two-year extension for Fritz, here. While he has yet to find his groove with the Green Wave, this makes for a nice show of support from the athletic department. Fritz took over as head coach in December of 2015. In his first two seasons at the helm of the ship, the program's turned in a 9-15 record. It fell just short of bowl eligibility last season.

Per Schoffel, the decision to suspend Ball was reached by an FSU judiciary panel. This suspension stems from allegations made by Sandra Sellers, a former girlfriend who filed for a protective injunction last September in which she alleged that Ball was a "violent person." There were 11 alleged incidents cited in that injunction. Just how long Ball's suspension will last is not clear at this juncture, but should it stretch into August and beyond, Seminoles HC Willie Taggart and staff will have to begin sorting through alternate starting options at left tackle (Ball started the final nine contests of the 2017 season). Jauan Williams, Mike Arnold and Derrick Kelly are all candidates to fill in for Ball should he be sidelined for long.

Penn State received a verbal commitment from five-star 2019 LB Brandon Smith.

Smith has been considered a lean for the Nittany Lions for some time, but now it's official -- or as official as it can get with a verbal commitment, anyway. The 6-foot-4, 223-pound linebacker was also considering Clemson, Ohio State, Texas A&M and several other big-name schools. It's a huge get for the Nittany Lions already strong class, as he ranks as the number two inside linebacker on 247 Sports composite rankings, and 32nd overall. This could be an immediate contributor for James Franklin and company when he enrolls at some point in 2019.

Johnson was considered one of the top prospects in the 2017 class at the quarterback position, but the arrival of five-star signal-caller Trevor Lawrence and the presence of incumbent starter Kelly Bryant made it difficult to project Johnson becoming a starter for the Tigers anytime soon. In limited playing time, he completed 77 percent of his passes for 234 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Expect plenty of schools to have interest in the 6-foot-3, 200-pound quarterback, as he offers big-time upside at the position. Assuming Johnson transfers to an FBS school, he'll have to sit out the 2018 season -- assuming he doesn't receive clearance from the NCAA to play immediately.

Warmack (6'2/313) was rumored to be heading to Oregon as soon as he announced his decision to transfer earlier in May, but now it's official. Because he's transferring as a graduate, he'll be immediately eligible to play for the Ducks, and will also have two years of eligibility. He's the brother of Chance Warmack, a former first-round pick of the Tennessee Titans back in 2013.